Leadership Insights - Dr. Amber Teamann

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2 Comments / #taketwo, Leadership, Principal, teacher leader / Amber

Advice. ədˈvīs/ noun guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative. Everyone has advice to offer. Sometimes it’s solicited, sometimes it’s not. Sometimes it is helpful, sometimes it’s not. I always get questions in the spring asking how to handle certain questions or how to prepare for […]

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Why should reading and writing be authentic? #taketwo

Leave a Comment / #taketwo, Reading / Amber

At some point, as the adult in the room, we have to recognize that as long as students are reading and writing for a fabricated purpose, there is only so much energy and time that they will commit to the assignment. Churning out students who hate a subject but can perform in a standardized way

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It’s spring…how can you support teachers when they’re tired?

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This is the time of year I struggle more than any other. Spring in Texas is just hard. The weather is wonky. It’s testing season. My teachers are exhausted. My students are spring fever-ing. Spring break is past, and there’s much to do before we can call it summer. I can’t fix all the things.

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All about changes? Remember this… #IMMOOC & an @ASCD giveaway

6 Comments / #taketwo, Freebies, Leadership / Amber

It’s easy to have great ideas, or energy, or a big grand vision. The hard part is remembering that it is your experiences that led you to a place where those ideas, or big changes you want to make, is your reality. Making changes is not inherently bad, unless it’s at the expense of damaging

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Reflection is personal power… & other people might grow too! #LeadLAP #IMMOOC, week 5

2 Comments / #taketwo, Principal / Amber

I started blogging in 2005. It was something new, something different to engage my 4th graders. I didn’t even contemplate the power that using it for reflection would do later in my career. Permission from my parents was the easy part. More difficult was convincing the technology powers that be that it was safe and

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The recipe for fail proof feedback, #empower17

1 Comment / Principal, Staff Development, teacher leader / Amber

One of the benefits of being able to attend #empower17, ASCD’s conference is kinda getting a feel for powerhouse speakers. Ones that you know are going to be dynamic, knowledgeable, and have a proven track record for awesome. Robyn Jackson for me is one of those people. She is calm, she is clear…and she never

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#empower17, step out of your lane! Initiate conversations!

3 Comments / Classroom Connections, Conferences, Leadership / Amber

I have the benefit of being at the annual ASCD conference, #EMPOWER17, this weekend, and as always, there are so many incredible things to learn and to see. But the best thing that happened today? Completely random and happened because I just have no social fear. We were walking back and forth down one of

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Silencing the Critics as an Innovator #immooc

1 Comment / #taketwo, Principal / Amber

For this week’s partner blog, I had the opportunity to work with the genius that is Matt Arend. Matt is a principal in a neighboring district and is accomplishing incredible things. While we don’t always agree on everything, we’ve both got a pretty good idea of how to respond to those who are critics on this innovative

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Hamilton and the #IMMOOC…what are you waiting for?

1 Comment / #taketwo, Principal / Amber

Life. Life, ya’ll. You never know what each week will bring. It’s easy to have a couple of days that can shake all that you’re doing or wanting to do in life. It reminds me this week of a stanza from a “Hamilton” song.. [HAMILTON] Hey What are you waiting for? What do you stall

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Don’t forget…relationships should include parents too! What do parents want from a principal? #IMMOOC

8 Comments / Leadership, Parents, Principal / Amber

I am a relational leader. I am casual to a fault. I can’t help but build connections, which leads to relationships, which leads to a MUCH BETTER LIFE FOR ME. I have the benefit of having the VERY best parents in my Whitt Wolf world. One of them Mrs. Stacie Smith is not only a

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